Get your Chemistry Education Research and Practice paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Chemistry Education Research and Practice goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Chemistry Education Research and Practice guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Chemistry Education Research and Practice. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Chemistry Education Research and Practice journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Chemistry Education Research and Practice guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Chemistry Education Research and Practice guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Chem Educ Res Pract requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured, single paragraph. Word limit: around 50 to 250 words. Should: set out main objectives and results; give reader clear idea of what has been achieved; emphasise (but not overstate) potential impact and why important; use familiar, searchable terms and keywords; avoid detailed information on methodology. No variation by article type stated |
| Main text | Perspectives: Short readable articles, not comprehensive reviews. Papers: No specific word/page limit stated; templates available to give idea of length and layout. Review Articles: No specific word/page limit stated; templates available to give idea of length and layout. Comments: No specific word/page limit stated |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | No specific count or range specified. Author-provided. Guidance states to 'use keywords and familiar, searchable terms' in abstract to increase chances of appearing in search results. Not explicitly required as a separate section, but encouraged in abstract |
| References | Harvard referencing. Citations in text by surname(s) and year (e.g., Jones, 2001; Smith, 2001). One or two authors: names given; three or more authors: first author et al. Multiple sources in text listed chronologically then alphabetically. References at end in alphabetical order, then chronological if same author. Example format: Taber K. S., (2015), Advancing chemistry education as a field, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 16(1), 6–8 |
| Peer review | This journal offers transparent peer review as well as traditional, single- and double-anonymised peer review during the submission process. Authors can opt in to transparent peer review or select single-anonymised or double-anonymised peer review. All articles are subject to external peer review by anonymised experts in the field |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rp |
Read the Chemistry Education Research and Practice guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Chemistry Education Research and Practice in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Chem Educ Res Pract papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Chemistry Education Research and Practice journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Chemistry Education Research and Practice guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).